Cash and Bank Accountant, Senior

Responsibilities & Requirements

1. Propose and execute regular payment runs, monthly payments and ad hoc urgent requests based on needs, follow up on technical payment success
2. Monitor and reconcile both proposed and final payment batches by verifying entries and comparing system information to expected outcomes as described in legacy site or if applicable, the S/4 Hana standard payment process
3. Execute all kind of payment related tasks within a day
4. Respond to inquiries within 24 hours of receipt assuming 5-day business week
5. Resolve payment discrepancies and complex issues. Have a continuous follow up on issues and aged items
6. Recognize process deficiencies, suggest solutions and work out processes
7. Ensure Desktop Procedure Documentation is up-to-date and create them if its need
8. Assist with month end closing if there is a need
9. Be the primary contact for the site, SV and other team members regarding any questions or process related issues
10. Provide guidance in priorization to team members
11. Provide trainings to Payment team and other team members
12. Lead calls and meetings
13. Participate, lead or own projects as required
14. Have an overview on and report daily tasks, issues, priorities to the supervisor
15. handling multiple ERPs and international banks
16. Ensure data accuracy
17. Assure approvals per Flowserve Delegation of Authority and segregation of duties policies are followed before payment.
18. Ensure compliance with Flowserve policies, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as defined by Flowserve (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and local statutory laws and regulations and that business is conducted within Flowserve ethical code of business conduct.
19. Perform other ad-hoc tasks defined by the direct leader or above

Preferred Experience / Skills:

1. 3+ years relevant work experience preferably in Accounts payable, payment or treasury in a Shared Service environment
2. Have completed or in progress an Economics/Finance related Secondary Studies or Bachelor's degree
3. Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Any additional languages would be a plus but not essential
4. Higher user-level Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint knowledge
5. Strong knowledge of ERP systems (such as Oracle, SAP)
6. Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholders
7. Have strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills
8. Keen attention to details
9. Proactively recognizes process gaps and drive process changes
10. Continuous improvement mindset (LEAN Six Sigma is an advantage)
11. High tolerance for multi-tasking
12. Excellent team player
13. Ability to train and mentor other team members